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Heather Duffin

@RustyBearsMum

Mum, wife, daughter, friend. Home maker and busy with many other things. Loves all things foodie and textile-y - and adores colour.

 Oxfordshire
Joined June 2014
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My erudite classicist daughter tells me that the Arctic is so called because there are bears there; ‘Arktos’ being the Greek for bear. ‘Antarctic’ means ‘no bears’, she says.
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Susie Dent
@susie_dent5 Sep 2022
Word of the day is Zugzwang [tzoog-tzwung]: a situation in chess (and life) in which a move must be made, but each possible one will make the situation worse.
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Susie Dent
@susie_dent6 Jul 2022
Word of the day is 'filipendulous' (19th century): hanging by a thread.
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Restore@oxrestore16 Jun 2022
Our supporter Tina is holding a Mindful Workshop in July at Blenheim Palace. 🤗 All proceeds will go to Restore and The Oxfordshire Recovery College. 🙏 For more details and to book your place. 👇 eventbrite.co.uk/e/mindful-m…
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Clangers 💫@helloclangers7 Aug 2021
Congratulations @TomDaley1994 on bringing home bronze! #TeamGB #TeamGreatKnitting 🧶🏅❤️
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We all need a little mystery in our lives! xitter.gq/GoodNewsCorres1/status…
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The Sooty Show@Sootyandco16 Feb 2021
Happy Pancake Day, everybody!
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Not The Masked Singer episode I was expecting – at Welwyn Garden City, East
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Please remember:
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Masato Jones@masato_jones4 Jan 2021
Useful numbers during #lockdown feel free to copy & paste as your own tweet Samaritans 116 123 Domestic Abuse UK 0808 200 0247 Domestic Violence 0808 2000 247 Child Abuse Helpline 0800 1111 Young Men's Mental Health 0800 58 58 58 Young Person's Mental Health 0800 068 4141
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There's a Christmas tradition in the ICU at the Royal Infirmary Edinburgh that the nurses choose costumes for the consultants. This year they excelled themselves. I'm a vaccine and @gillies_mike is a box of hand sanitizer. gif by @david_p_hall. Happy Christmas everyone.
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Looking forward to another week of typing “good thanks, hope you are too!”
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Incorrect or genius? What do you think? I vote genius and I think we need more people thinking like this. #DyslexiaAwareness
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Larry the Cat
@Number10cat29 Sep 2020
Wish I’d thought of that... bbc.in/2S9CodW

The cat who hitched a lift on a worldwide tour

Former Scottish rugby player Dean Nicholson met a lifelong friend as he cycled around the world.

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Teddie Mercury "Eeee Ooo" 🎶
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Humdads sister just sent us a picture where she stayed over night. It’s a „Teddybärenhotel“ full with supercute Teddys. 🥰😍❤️ Inside you can not find room, only bear caves. 😂😂😂
Image from Ted Bearemy, Brigadier #BUMS0526 (@BearemyTed)
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What a kind dragon she is – making all that lovely warm soup for the Clangers, every single day. Let's all try and do something nice for somebody this week... ✨💖 #ClangersForKindness
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Official book cover design reveal! The amazingly gifted @pamgolafshar has fit most of the story into the design! But if you'd still like the read the book itself, please check out my Kickstarter page: kickstarter.com/projects/swe… Thank you!
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Fed up of seeing photos of people hugging their friends when I've not hugged anyone bar my partner since all this began. There was a period of over a month where I didn't even hug my partner because of being vulnerable. The rules haven't changed. Hugging is not social distancing.
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Masato Jones@masato_jones19 Jul 2020
SPRING GARDEN PATCH WORK YUKATA masato.co.uk/products/spring… 70's printed cotton patch work. Japanese inspired kimono home-wear. Hand made One size available. #ukgiftam #ukgifthour
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